Wieliczki

Wieliczki
Village
Wieliczki
Coordinates: 53°59′N 22°35′E / 53.983°N 22.583°E / 53.983; 22.583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olecko
Gmina	Wieliczki
Population	730

Wieliczki [vjɛˈlit͡ʂki] (German: Wielitzken, from 1938-45 Wallenrode) is a village in Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wieliczki.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Olecko and 139 km (86 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

The village has a population of 730.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Wieliczki

Seat	Wieliczki

Other villages	Bartki Bartkowski Dwór Cimochy Cimoszki Gąsiorówko Gąsiorowo Godziejewo Guty Jelitki Kleszczewo Krupin Krzyżewko Małe Olecko Markowskie Niedźwiedzkie Nory Nowe Raczki Nowy Młyn Puchówka Rynie Sobole Starosty Szeszki Urbanki Wilkasy Wojnasy

Coordinates: 53°59′N 22°35′E / 53.983°N 22.583°E / 53.983; 22.583

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 246850869 GND: 7749096-4

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